Campaign Contributions - a BIG Thank You !

As you know, personal contributions are critical to any campaign. And I am very grateful to many who have contributed to my campaign so that I may manage campaign expenditures with the able assistance of my campaign treasurer, Jim Donnally. Now that the election is over, this campaign fund will be utilized to offset costs encumbered in my official capacity as a member of the City Council.

As of November 4, friends in Portsmouth and across the country donated over $9,700 to in support of my successful campaign for Portsmouth City Council in the First Ward.

My thanks to:

Arizona: (Sunrise) Lorraine & Tom Schumacher

California: (Carlsbad) Gisela Rivera & Joe Rusin, (Concord) Eizo & Mary Kobayashi, Hon. Mary Rae Lehman, Hon. Bill McManigal, Leslie Rushing, Hon. Bill & Gail Shinn, Hon. Steve Weir, Shirley Wilson, (Desert Hot Springs) Ed Durity, (Healdsburg) Susan Jones & Toni Lisoni, (Irvine) Nancy Love & Rick Parish, (Palm Springs) Jerry Guerra & Dick Wright, Edward Lopatin, (Placerville) Robert McCubbin, (Rancho Mirage) David Rothstein, (Sacramento) Dee Linton & Danette Mulrine, Gary Myerscough, (San Francisco) Warren Anderson, Wayne Friday, Hon. Quentin Kopp, Hon. Mark Leno, (Walnut Creek) Gwen Swenson & Margaret Walker

Colorado: (Golden) Rita Bass & Bill Coors

Florida: (Largo) T.J. Schmitz, (Orlando) Dick Batchelor, Barbara & Blake Mason, (Pompano Beach) Bob & Joan Gerhardt, (Tallahassee) Kirk Headley Perdue

Georgia: (Tucker) John Spearman

Kentucky: (Ashland) Allen & Sue Moon, (Firebrick) Jim Donnally & Terri Laxton

Massachusetts: (Cambridge) Chuck Krumroy

Montana: (Polson) Pamela Moriarty

Ohio: (Columbus) Ohio Democratic Part, Barbara Sokol, (Dayton) Valerie Kramer, (Gahanna) Byron & Miriah Edgington,(Lucasville) Susan Crawford, Sheila Jones, Jay Spangenberg, (Minford) Ann Bobanich, (Portsmouth) Sarah Anderson, Sally Bias, Ruthann Brush, Sue Burke, Barry & Jean Carlson, Ted Chang, Becky & Jim Climer, Lynne Daehler, Joan Duncan, Larry & Loretta Essman, Dottie & Mark Fleming, Joan & Pete Gims, Jim Hale, Isabelle & Dr. Mac Hansing, Beatrice Johnson, Peggy Jones, Tom & Vicki Heiskell, Alma Kahl, Laborers Local 83, Kathy & Tony Lavinder, Matt Matthews, Gail Miller, Velva Miller, Callie Ann Nelson, John Newsome, Hon. Richard Noel, Joann Owens, Arlene & John Phillips, Andy Russell, Jane Sagraves, Dr. Vincent Scarpinato, Dr. Chris & Gerry Schmidt, Jim Settle, Connie Stoner, John Valentine, Ellen & Jack Vetter, Dorothy Watkins, Donna Wolery, Wolery Insurance Agency, (Stout) Betty Morgan, Leasa Mowery, (West Portsmouth) Ron Chapman, Jackie Howell, John Simon, Elmo & Mary Smalley, (Wheelersburg) J.L. Cline LLC, Ann & Dan Kirby, Tom Lindsey, John Starkey, Shannon Walton

South Carolina: (Charleston) Jeff & Vanya Perez

Tennessee: (Powell) Bruce J. Haas

Virginia: (Alexandria) Steve Fong

Washington: (Sequim) Laura Straley

Contributions may be made to Friends of Kevin Johnson; 1020 24th Street; Portsmouth, OH 45662-2822. Please note that, under Ohio election law, I must report employer and occupation for all individuals who contribute $25.00 or more. Please include such information.

For questions or other input, please email me at kwwj@roadrunner.com.

Kevin Johnson for Portsmouth City Council, Ward 1

Deciding to run for Portsmouth City Council in the First Ward was, as you may know, not an easy decision. From personal concerns to the state of our city government, there were many issues for me to sort through as I pondered this opportunity to serve. In making this decision, however, I decided there could be no second guessing. I am now committed to being the best member of Council one can possibly be should I be so honored as to be elected in November.

And why should you help me to be elected to Council?

Quite honestly, I believe I will be a very good representative in Council.

I believe in, and wish to bring to Council, good communications, real planning, transparency in the decision-making process and participation by Portsmouth citizens in the process by which we govern ourselves and by which we affect all of Scioto County.

In future blogs I shall share ideas and more information concerning my upcoming campaign.

Sincerely,

Kevin